Sunday, February 1st, 2009
74 / C-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 09 Jan 2009
Dark maroon core with a garnet rim. Prune and dried cherries with strawberry licorice and a cinnamon hint. Smooth entry on the palate. Soft with black cherry flavors and a hint of mocha on the finish.
This needs to be consumed immediately - starting to taste old.
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Tags: 2004, australis, black, cherry, cinnamon, eastern, garnet, hill, koonunga, licorice, maroon, mocha, penfolds, prune, red, red wine, Shiraz, South, strawberry, Syrah, wine
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
88 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 10 Dec 2008
Maroon core with a thin pink rim. A bit austere on the nose with oak and slate dominating the fruit - a touch of cherry and some orange zest. Fruity on the front palate (mostly red cherries) followed by a hint of smoke and game with slatey minerality and a touch of oak on the finish.
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Tags: 2006, barbara, california, Central, cherry, Coast, core, cuyama, game, maroon, moreved, mr, oak, orange, pink, red, red wine, santa, slate, smoke, valley, wine
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
90 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 08 Dec 2008
Thick purple core with ringed by a maroon rim with fuchsia highlights. Very rich aromas leap from the glass, and intensify as the wine sits. Thick fruit - blackberry, blueberry and black cherry - with smoked mint and other herbs are all surrounded by wet clay, violets and lingering wild strawberries. Fairly bold (yet integrated) tannins from the front palate through the lingering finish. Dark fruits flood the palate supported by tannins and acid, expanding on the mid-palate and leading to a long creamy vanilla finish with swirls of roast coffee beans, dark chocolate and ripe black cherries.
A blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and a few other reds. Owned by Catherine Pere-Verge, the owner of Chateau Le Gay, one of the best Chateaux in Pomerol, Bordeaux. Using the same wine making team (harvest is 6 months different due to the northern/southern hemisphere thing) this is a very high quality wine made by people with tons of skill for a fraction of the price.
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Tags: 2005, Argentina, bean, black, blackberry, blueberry, cabernet, cherry, chocolate, clay, cofee, cream, fleur, fuchsia, herb, Malbec, maroon, Mendoza, mint, monteviejo, Petite, purple, red, red wine, roast, sauvignon, smoke, strawberry, vanilla, violet, wild, wine
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Sunday, February 1st, 2009
86 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 22 Dec 2008
Dark maroon core and a brick rim. Spicy cedar and black pepper around plum, blackberry and a touch of wet earth and violets. Juicy palate entry with dark blackberry and black cherry fruits. Lots of pepper spice with nutmeg and creamy vanilla. Baker’s chocolate and sweet plum on the finish.
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Tags: 2005, amador, baker, baker's, black, blackberry, brick, california, cedar, cherry, chocolate, County, cream, earth, maroon, nutmeg, pepper, plum, red, red wine, renwood, shenandoah, spice, sweet, valley, vanilla, violet, wine, Zinfandel
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
89 / A-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 21 Nov 2008
Dark maroon core with a garnet rim. Boysenberry fruit, light floral and fresh herb aromas followed by plum and hints of menthol. Juicy entry on the palate with dark, ripe plum surrounded by dark earth. Medium bodied with lots of great acid. Fresh ground nutmeg and mint on the finish.
Made from a blend of 80% Negroamaro, 20% Malvasia.
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Tags: 2006, apulia, boysenberry, Castello, earth, floral, fruit, garnet, herb, italian, italy, liante, malvasia, maroon, menthol, mint, monaci, negroamaro, nutmeg, plum, red wine, salentino, salice
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